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Originally Posted by cluelessUGAmom

Also, we learned that at Auburn if you are from out of state and received enough internal academic scholarship money that equaled the in-state tuition then the out-of-state tuition is waived. I understand that they do this to compete with the HOPE and get some of the otherwise UGA or GA Tech kids. It also helped a lot of kids who got deferred from UGA or not admitted -- they were offered a great opportunity and price from Auburn.

Hmmm...Are you saying that if you are a Georgia high school grad and eligible for HOPE that Auburn will honor your eligibility by waiving out-of-state tuition? I hadn't heard of that. I know there are tons of kids from metro Atlanta at Auburn. I have an eighth grader who likes Auburn.